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"WHY ARE AMERICANS SO FAT?

by Paul A. Stitt, MS, Biochemistry

On January 19, 1994 Paul Stitt spoke for NOHA on "All Calories Are Not Created Equal." The following article is excerpted from his writings.

American calorie counting schemes are a grand failure. After using them for one year, 95% of their users are heavier than before they started.

Why are Americans so much heavier now than when they were first settling this country? Why are Americans so much heavier than Chinese, Italians, Africans, and Spanish people?

[Americans] eat more sugar and artificial sweeteners than any other people on earth. Americans also experience more episodes of acute hunger each day than any other people on earth – many people eat 11 times a day. . . . And Americans do less physical work per day than any other nation. We ride more and walk less than other people.

A few reasons stand out. Americans eat more fat – especially hydrogenated fat, polyunsaturated fat, and butter fat. They eat more sugar and artificial sweeteners than any other people on earth. Americans also experience more episodes of acute hunger each day than any other people on earth – many people eat 11 times a day. Americans also consume less fiber than any other nation. Americans consume less omega-3, an essential fatty acid, than any other nation. And Americans do less physical work per day than any other nation. We ride more and walk less than other people. Could it be this combination that is fattening up Americans? Perhaps the cause is not just one factor, but a combination of factors. Is America’s romance with fabricated foods killing her by degrees?

Scientists have recently discovered that fat consumed by most people is deposited on their bodies without being metabolized. If one’s favorite fat is from dairy products, one’s body is loaded with butter fat. If it’s beef fat, one’s body is loaded with tallow. If it’s margarine or shortening (same thing), one’s body is loaded down with hydrogenated fats. The main problem with these fats is that the human body has almost lost its ability to burn them. Unless one is starving and nearly all glycogen (stored carbohydrate) is burned up, the human body won’t burn these types of fat. Most Americans don’t like feeling starved for hours while their body is burning stored saturated fat. Therefore, they grab something sweet to give them instant energy.

But in America, nearly all sweet foods are fabricated with high levels of saturated fats. So, with a little rise in energy, people get a lot more fat to store on their hips and waist. A few thousand repeats of this hunger, sweets, and more fat deposits, and dozens of pounds are gained.

The main problem with these fats is that the human body has almost lost its ability to burn them. Unless one is starving and nearly all glycogen (stored carbohydrate) is burned up, the human body won’t burn these types of fat. Most Americans don’t like feeling starved for hours while their body is burning stored saturated fat. Therefore, they grab something sweet to give them instant energy."

Your thoughts?

You're a fucking moron who doesn't know the correct area for threads like these.

Good enough?

No need to get offensive.

I'm just asking what people think thats all.

If you're posting a thread where you then say "No need to get offensive" then this thread is not for the Meat Grinder. You lose. End of story.

Exactly why did you think it belonged here? We do have a forum for news articles. I trust you can find it by yourself.

Can someone move this

It's starting to annoy me

so what if it annoys you, i really couldn't care less

Well, as this is the Grinder, I feel no shame in telling you to stop being such an ignorant cunt just because you've been slapped on the hand with a ruler because you can't simply READ to find the right forum for that article.

Heh. You sound like you beleive you really matter, or something.

Twas a huge generalisation, me thinks. We gots fat people in the UK and I have seen some fucking huge people in Japan and Thailand, of all places. And I wasn't talking Sumo wrestlers.